Turquoise-browed Motmot, Eumomota superciliosa, Momotidae
The motmot is a sickle billed bird that makes its home in a hole in the ground. Of nine species of motmot in tropical America, six live in Costa Rica. Motmots have a pendulous twin feathered tail with the barbs missing three quarters of the way down leaving two bare feather shafts with disc shaped tips. Two commonly seen species are the blue crowned motmot and turquoise-browed motmot. The former has a green and brown body with red belly a scintillating turquoise head with red eyes and a black face mask. The latter is similarly colored but with a red back and a large black spot on its chest plus longer bare section on its racquet like tail. This colorful bird is found mainly in the deciduous forest of Costa Rica in the Northern province of Guanacaste. They are usually perching on trees or fences along roads where can be easily approached.
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Location: Costa Rica, Central America
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